Up to 50 thousand dirhams .. and inspection campaigns on agricultural areas

Financial fines for drilling wells without a license in Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Al Dhaid

• Placing concrete barriers around the wells.

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The municipalities of Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah imposed fines for drilling underground wells without a license, including companies and individuals, and start from 300 dirhams to 50,000 dirhams.

The municipalities of Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Quwain and Al Dhaid have also begun to confine abandoned wells in areas outside the boundaries of the properties, and filled 40 of them, in order to avoid the fall of people or loose animals in them.

Ras Al Khaimah Municipality confirmed to "Emirates Today", the inventory of neglected wells through inspection tours of monitors and notifications from dealers.

She explained that the procedures she takes regarding this type of communication include inspecting the site, proving its condition, and communicating with the stakeholders to fill in the well.

In the event of non-compliance, the municipality shall coordinate with the General Services Department to implement the backfill process.

It said that it has located 28 abandoned wells within the agricultural areas, and filled 20 of them, while work continues on the inventory of the remaining wells.

It also affirmed the imposition of a fine on companies that dig groundwater wells, without a license, of no less than 5000 and no more than 10 thousand dirhams, and violating individuals should not be less than 300 and not more than 1000 dirhams.

In turn, the director of Umm Al Quwain Municipality, Maitha Jassim Shafi, stated that the municipality recently spotted wells in farms and homes, dug without her knowledge, and dumped their waste in wild areas of the Falaj Al Mualla area.

She explained that there are companies and individuals who take advantage of vacations and nights to dig wells, stressing that the municipality will respond firmly to them, by issuing deterrent violations, including imposing fines ranging from 500 dirhams to 50 thousand dirhams.

She pointed out that companies and people who dig wells without a license for their farms or homes, drain groundwater and cause an imbalance in nature, which results in an increase in water salinity and a change in its quality.

Maitha Shafi confirmed the launch of the second phase of filling in abandoned wells in the Falaj Al Mualla area with the aim of addressing accidents that may cause them to occur, adding that last year the department filled 20 abandoned wells, and revealed 30 other wells during the current year, which are working to fill them, pointing out that the old wells Abandoned and exposed areas pose a danger to the population.

She called on citizens and residents to communicate with the municipality in the event of finding abandoned wells, so that it can implement the necessary procedures for filling and settlement.

For its part, the municipality of Al Dhaid city started a campaign to fill in the abandoned wells in the city.

And it formed a special team to survey and inventory the abandoned and random wells in preparation for filling them and leveling them, with the aim of preserving public safety.

The director of the municipality, Ali Musabeh Al Tunaiji, stated that the city of Al Dhaid contains hundreds of wells in different places, such as farms, ranches and popular houses, and many of them were exposed to drought, which caused them to be abandoned and left without fences or warning signs indicating their presence, which made them pose a danger to the public. The residents of the area, especially the young ones.

He called on citizens and residents to contact the municipality's Emergency and Crisis Committee, in the event that abandoned wells are found, so that the municipality can take the necessary measures for filling and settlement.

• Ras Al Khaimah Municipality has identified neglected wells through inspectors' inspection tours and notifications from dealers.

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